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AUSTIN – A broad and diverse coalition of business leaders, law enforcement, and elected officials as well as representatives of religious, civil rights and social justice organizations will hold a press conference to address the negative impact of immigration legislation likely to be considered by the 82nd Legislature.

Members of two diverse Texas coalitions, TRUST (Texas Residents United for a Stronger Texas) and RITA (Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance) will offer “real life” examples of why the kind of legislation passed last year in Arizona would be bad for Texas’ businesses and would attack the fundamental values of every Texan.

State legislation aimed at immigrant communities takes aim at public safety and would negatively impact the state’s economic base, coalition members agree.